Olga, Washington
Olga | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Olga Location within the state of Washington | |
Coordinates: 48°37′10″N 122°50′08″W / 48.61944°N 122.83556°WCoordinates: 48°37′10″N 122°50′08″W / 48.61944°N 122.83556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | San Juan |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes | 98279 |
GNIS feature ID | 1511204 [1] |
Olga is a waterfront unincorporated community on Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States.
History[]
Olga was founded in 1860, after William Moore homesteaded the region. The Olga post office opened in 1890, with Hibbard Stone serving as postmaster. Olga is named after the mother of the first storekeeper of the area, John Ohlert.[2]
Climate[]
Climate data for Olga, Washington | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) |
66 (19) |
76 (24) |
78 (26) |
87 (31) |
89 (32) |
93 (34) |
89 (32) |
87 (31) |
77 (25) |
67 (19) |
65 (18) |
93 (34) |
Average high °F (°C) | 44.2 (6.8) |
47.3 (8.5) |
51.1 (10.6) |
56.6 (13.7) |
62.1 (16.7) |
66.4 (19.1) |
70.0 (21.1) |
69.7 (20.9) |
65.4 (18.6) |
57.5 (14.2) |
49.8 (9.9) |
45.6 (7.6) |
57.1 (13.9) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 39.4 (4.1) |
41.6 (5.3) |
44.4 (6.9) |
48.6 (9.2) |
53.3 (11.8) |
57.2 (14.0) |
60.0 (15.6) |
60.0 (15.6) |
56.8 (13.8) |
50.8 (10.4) |
44.4 (6.9) |
40.8 (4.9) |
49.8 (9.9) |
Average low °F (°C) | 34.5 (1.4) |
35.8 (2.1) |
37.6 (3.1) |
40.6 (4.8) |
44.5 (6.9) |
48.0 (8.9) |
50.0 (10.0) |
50.3 (10.2) |
48.1 (8.9) |
44.0 (6.7) |
39.1 (3.9) |
36.0 (2.2) |
42.4 (5.8) |
Record low °F (°C) | −8 (−22) |
−4 (−20) |
10 (−12) |
28 (−2) |
31 (−1) |
37 (3) |
40 (4) |
38 (3) |
32 (0) |
26 (−3) |
4 (−16) |
2 (−17) |
−8 (−22) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.91 (99) |
2.79 (71) |
2.41 (61) |
1.89 (48) |
1.60 (41) |
1.33 (34) |
0.81 (21) |
1.02 (26) |
1.68 (43) |
2.93 (74) |
4.24 (108) |
4.35 (110) |
28.95 (735) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 2.5 (6.4) |
1.6 (4.1) |
0.7 (1.8) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.5 (1.3) |
1.3 (3.3) |
6.7 (17) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 135 |
Source: WRCC (normals 1891-present)[3] |
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olga, Washington
- ^ "Olga". Revisiting Washington. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "General Climate Summary Tables". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
External links[]
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Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in San Juan County, Washington
- Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)